Xi to address APEC summit amid calls to reject protectionism


China's President Xi Jinping speaks during a CEO Dialogue forum via video link, ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit, hosted by APEC Malaysia, November 19, 2020. - Reuters

KUALA LUMPUR (Bloomberg): Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to address Asia-Pacific leaders in Kuala Lumpur, just days after the region inaugurated the world's largest free-trade agreement and as he waits for clues on how US President-elect Joe Biden will approach Beijing.

Xi was scheduled to speak by video on Thursday (Nov 19) morning as part of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summits hosted by Malaysia, an annual gathering being held virtually this year due the pandemic.

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